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Jennifer Makumbi at the Festival of Words

Fri 24 Oct 2014

The Commonwealth Short Story winner was in town to discuss Uganda's complex history in her debut novel Kintu

Live: Hockley Hustle 2014 - Part One

Wed 22 Oct 2014

"It’s a proper no-nonsense rock n’ roll performance with the band and audience on the same level, eyeball to eyeball as the store shakes"

Writing Workshops at the Festival of Words

Mon 20 Oct 2014

Lara Elena Donnelly and Judith Allnatt examine the power of words

Hockley Hustle: One Bomb

Fri 17 Oct 2014

We had a quick natter with the electronic groovemakers in the lead up to their Hockley Hustle performance

Interview: Will Self

Wed 15 Oct 2014

He’s got a brain the size of a large planet and he’s in Nottingham for the Festival of Words. Get yer dictionaries out, people. It’s Mr Will Self.

Festival of Words 2014

Wed 08 Oct 2014

A letter-laden shindig is set to take over the city for a whole week and we've got the lowdown on the best bits

A Beginner's Guide to Silent Films

Wed 17 Sep 2014

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari has been remastered, and is set for a re-release, so we decided to recommend a few other silent movies

Live: Macmillan Festival 2014

Tue 16 Sep 2014

The strongest line up in its history - fans from all over the East Midlands and UK witnessed some of the hottest rock and metal acts in the land

Doing it for DiY

Wed 27 Aug 2014

Legendary Notts free-party collective DiY threw a 25th birthday at the weekend. At their expense. As ever. Then someone robbed them. LeftLion asks if you can help...

Two Days, One Night

Sun 24 Aug 2014

Marion Cotillard stars in this Belgian film from the Dardenne brothers

Top Ten Bands in Film

Fri 22 Aug 2014

We give a rundown of our favourite musical groups on celluloid to celebrate the re-release of the classic Beatle's film, A Hard Day's Night

All This Mayhem

Tue 12 Aug 2014

A documentary about a couple of skateboarding legends, Tas and Ben Pappas

Photos: Holi One Colour Festival

Mon 11 Aug 2014

Donington Park got a little bit prettier when loads of people were given a lot of powder paint

Live: Sounddhism Fourth Birthday All-Dayer

Sat 09 Aug 2014

With Ego Ella May, Origin One, Natalie Duncan, Yazmin L, Can B, Bru-C, Motormouf, Stan, Chloe Charlemagne and more

Live: Hip Hop All-Dayer 2014

Thu 31 Jul 2014

Five films depicting the artform in its quintessential elegance along with panel discussions, workshops and, of course, break dancing

Found Footage Festival

Mon 28 Jul 2014

"Something magical happens when you take these videos that were never meant to be shown in public and project them on a big screen in a room full of people drinking beer"

Photos: Splendour Festival 2014

Sun 27 Jul 2014

Saint Raymond, Gallery 47, Bud, Happy Mondays and more kept the crowds going no matter what the skies were saying

Live: Splendour Festival 2014

Fri 25 Jul 2014

Joy Mumford, Saint Raymond, Amber Run, A Plastic Rose, Bitter Strings and many more dodge the rain to entertain the Wollaton Park masses

Live: The Waterfront Festival 2014

Tue 15 Jul 2014

Situated at the Canal House and now in its fifth year, the festival is one of Nottingham's biggest charitable events

Frugal Festival Guide

Fri 11 Jul 2014

Blue because you're being left on your tod while your mates are sleeping in a muddy field? Think smart and you could save a bomb

Grex Film

Fri 27 Jun 2014

We chatted to the lad involved in the upcoming Nottingham movie making crew

Nottingham will never be mistaken for Paris but it is slowly being reorganised into French-style ‘quarters.’ In April the city council approved plans for Royal, Canal and Castle quarters to go with the business-orientated Creative Quarter that is based in and around Hockley. While LeftLion understand that there are as yet no plans to actually reorganise residential areas of Nottingham into arrondissements, readers may be wondering if there are also plans afoot to create the equivalent of Paris’ bohemian Left Bank.